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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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